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Don Diamond
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Brooklyn-born Don Diamond's most famous role is probably that of the scheming and ambitious, but inept and somewhat cowardly, underling Crazy Cat to Frank DeKova's Chief Wild Eagl…
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Brooklyn-born Don Diamond's most famous role is probably that of the scheming and ambitious, but inept and somewhat cowardly, underling Crazy Cat to Frank DeKova's Chief Wild Eagle in the cult western comedy series F Troop (1965). By the time he got that role he had been an actor for quite some time, starting out in radio in the early 1940s, where he discovered that he had a knack for picking up dialects, especially Spanish. He became so proficient in it that many believed he was actually Spanish or Mexican, when in reality his family came from Russia. His facility in that dialect got him the role as the Mexican sidekick of Kit Carson in the early TV series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951). He also landed a recurring part as a Spanish corporal in the Disney TV series Zorro (1957). In addition to his TV and film work, he did much voice-over work in both cartoons and commercials.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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1986
Life with Lucy
TV show Man #2
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Trustee Lloyd
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1985
MacGyver
TV show Archbishop Fierro
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1984
1st & Ten
TV show Papa Voytak
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1983
Masquerade
TV show Pepe, Maitre D'
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1983
Zorro and Son
TV show
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1982
Newhart
TV show
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1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Movie Giuseppe
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1981
The New Adventures of Zorro
TV show
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1981
Hill Street Blues
TV show
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1981
Dynasty
TV show
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1980
Herbie Goes Bananas
Movie Local #2
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1980
This Year's Blonde
Movie Lacey's Captain
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1979
Paris
TV show Sam
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1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie Self
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1978
The White Shadow
TV show Salvation Army Man
More credits
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1978
Vega$
TV show Carney Hendricks
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1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV show Delivery Man # 1
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1978
The Toolbox Murders
Movie Sgt. Cameron
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1977
Lou Grant
TV show Harry
- 1977
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1976
Quincy, M.E.
TV show Printer
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1976
The Rear Guard
TV show Foster
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1975
One Day at a Time
TV show
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1975
Ellery Queen
TV show Police Officer (uncredited)
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1975
Shell Game
Movie Chauffeur
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1974
The Rockford Files
TV show Lt. Alvarez
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1973
Breezy
Movie Maitre 'D
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1973
Thicker than Water
TV show Robert
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1973
Police Story
TV show
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1973
Hawkins
TV show Reporter #1
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1972
Hit Man
Movie Nano Zito
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1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Movie 1st Workman
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1972
The Streets of San Francisco
TV show
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1972
Flight to the Finish
Movie Toro (voice)
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1972
Frog Jog
Movie Toro (voice)
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1971
Serape Happy
Movie Toro (voice)
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1971
Croakus Pocus
Movie Toro (voice)
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1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Movie Duty Sergeant
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1971
How to Steal an Airplane
Movie Sam
